Yes, I think you make a good point about the deadline. It's an internal deadline, but I do feel like this team was formed to build this particular feature, so missing it would be a big fail.
Based on that, I feel like the blame won't be on the TL, which is what worries me, but that's probably unfunded/unfair.
Based on that, I feel like the blame won't be on the TL, which is what worries me, but that's probably unfunded/unfair.